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Tag: Formula One
Thieves Stole a Formula 1 Driver’s Ferrari. It Turned Up 28 Years Later.
Gerhard Berger unsuccessfully tried to chase down the thief in a Volkswagen Golf back in 1995. Now, the car has been tracked down.
Yuki Tsunoda: The Potty-Mouthed Japanese F1 Racer Who Became a Cult Star
The impish persona and insouciant attitude of the Formula 1 driver Yuki Tsunoda have overturned stereotypes. The next step? Showing he can keep up with rivals.
German Magazine Editor Is Fired Over Fake Michael Schumacher Interview
Die Aktuelle promoted an interview as the first with the retired Formula 1 driver since a 2013 accident. But artificial intelligence had generated the responses.
Dietrich Mateschitz, Creator of the Red Bull Empire, Dies at 78
The Austrian salesman turned a Thai energy drink into a marketing juggernaut that owned sports teams, media outlets and a winning Formula 1 crew.
Saudi Arabia Bankrolls a Challenge to the PGA
Saudi Arabia is investing in sporting events, like an upstart golf tour, as part of a yearslong drive to turn the country into a hot spot for business and tourism and to blunt criticism of its human rights record.
For Saudi Arabia, Golf Is Seen as an Image Sanitizer
Saudi Arabia is investing in sporting events, like an upstart golf tour, as part of a yearslong drive to turn the country into a hot spot for business and tourism and to blunt criticism of its human rights record.
Yemeni Rebel Attack Sets Saudi Oil Facility Ablaze
Saudi officials accused Yemen’s Houthi rebels of launching the attack, which cast a shadow over a Formula One car race aimed at international spectators.
Max Mosley, Motor Racing Chief and Embattled Privacy Advocate, Dies at 81
The son of Nazi sympathizers sought to separate himself from his parents, but was bogged down by a secretly recorded sex video later in life.